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royalboy
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 14/09/2008 : 19:30:00
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can you feed royals pinkies all its life. Or can you feed it mice with hair all its life  
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14/09/2008 : 19:37:12
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| A Royal will never need a pinky, they can take fuzzies from birth and will quickly move onto Small Mice. However, at adult you may find that mice aren't big enough, so moving them onto Rats early on is a good idea in my opinion. |
 
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matty18714
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14/09/2008 : 19:50:20
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| BE is right, a royal will be too big for a pinky from birth. The sooner the snake realises rats taste nice the better |
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saddleninja
Yearling
United Kingdom
268 Posts |
Posted - 14/09/2008 : 22:59:48
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| you will have to increase the size of food as the snakes grow |
1 amel
1 okeette
2 normals
1 rosy rat x
3 royals
1 cali king
1 publean milk
1 yemen chameleon
2 orange spotted agamas
1 colombian rainbow boa
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Rosie
Yearling
United Kingdom
113 Posts |
Posted - 17/09/2008 : 15:03:14
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Rats have a higher nutritional value for royals that they need whereas mice can be too fatty for them which can cause poor muscle tone and further health problems in royals.
From a young baby (hatchling) your royal can take rat pups and will quickly move onto small mice then medium, then large, then onto a rat weaner.
I have posted a size chart thread in this section, take a look! |
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vicki
Yearling
United Kingdom
151 Posts |
Posted - 20/10/2008 : 18:46:28
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| just a quick question...........wot is a RUB? |
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peanuts
Hatchling
United Kingdom
96 Posts |
Posted - 20/10/2008 : 18:57:44
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| Really Usefull Box's, plastic boxes with clip down lids. You can get them from woolworths, staples, rymans or off the net :) |
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
11327 Posts |
Posted - 20/10/2008 : 19:01:51
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| Argos is quite cheap too. |
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Kazerella
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
1196 Posts |
Posted - 22/10/2008 : 18:28:23
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| Can't beat Wilkinsons- I got Ruby's RUB for £2.49 |
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vicki
Yearling
United Kingdom
151 Posts |
Posted - 22/10/2008 : 20:05:03
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| bloody hell that is cheap! well our lil girl is 4 months old so wot age will she have to go into a bigger viv as she is in just a plastic starter kit |
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Paulusworm
Fully Grown Royal
Azerbaijan
1550 Posts |
Posted - 22/10/2008 : 20:15:46
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Originally posted by vicki
bloody hell that is cheap! well our lil girl is 4 months old so wot age will she have to go into a bigger viv as she is in just a plastic starter kit
Sherman was 1 year old when I got him and he's gone straight into a three foot viv. Loads of hiding places and he loves it. As long as you minimise the amount of open ground in a viv yours should be fine. |
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
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vicki
Yearling
United Kingdom
151 Posts |
Posted - 22/10/2008 : 20:56:47
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| thanx for that BE. cud i put her in a bigger one of those when shes bigger and shes be happy in there for ever? |
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
11327 Posts |
Posted - 22/10/2008 : 21:06:11
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| Some people keep adults in 50L or 64L or 84L(same floor size but different heights), but I'd say they were a bit small for a larger Royal. |
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